@Tom Stoltz posted:That is a good question (well, not really a question). So how many people are on the S-Scale.io, on the OGF, etc? 2,000 sounds like a lot to me. On FB, is it a mix of Flyer, Hi-rail, and scale? I really wish some day we could get an idea of how many people there are in S. How do they get along on FB? The scale .io is moderated a bit heavy-handed -- unless you are a true scale person.
Tom Stoltz
in Maine
I find membership numbers can be a misleading indicator. While they may show an interest, how many are active in S and how many are simply inactive followers? It doesn't really matter which online group someone belongs to, it seems the same handful of folks are the ones providing most of the content.
Even the NASG doesn't have every single S enthusiast in their clutches.
Plus, now that there are two Facebook S Scale groups (one is more "scale" than the other) I see duplicate and sometimes triplicate postings (if you include .io) appearing. Again, mostly by the same folks.
But, no matter. The ratio (80/20 or 85/15 depending on who you talk to) of Flyer/HiRail to Scale has remained pretty constant over the 30+ years I've been in S. Assuming that Scale Trains understands that, they will be ahead of the game. It will be interesting to see what approach Scale Trains takes.
Rusty
